{"id":6718,"date":"2022-09-20T12:45:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T12:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/uncategorized\/packing-a-pulk\/"},"modified":"2022-12-21T21:07:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T21:07:08","slug":"packing-a-pulk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/en\/tips-and-tricks\/packing-a-pulk\/","title":{"rendered":"Packing a pulk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Six good reasons to use a pulk on a winter trip<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019re many good reasons to head out with a pulk. Here are the most obvious advantages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On longer trips, or when it is really cold, it\u2019s uncomfortably heavy, if not completely impossible, to carry all you gear on your back. It\u2019s simply much less effort to drag it behind you in a sled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Ideelt for vintercamping. Med en pulk kan du ta med deg ekstra utstyr.<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Tillater mer komfort og flere muligheter om vinteren.<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Perfekt for hytte til hytte turer.<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Superbra n\u00e5r du skal dra ny ved og forsyninger til hytta .<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Gir deg mulighet til ekstra sikkerhet, komfort og \u00e5 ta med utstyr n\u00e5r du driver med sn\u00f8kiting.<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>En stor pulk gj\u00f8r at du kan ta med deg masse isfiskeutstyr.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Packing a pulk the smart way?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First things first: put the heaviest things at the back. This is often food.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where you want the centre of gravity \u2013 as far back as possible. It\u2019s much easier to control the pulk and to get it over the obstacles you might encounter on your way. And in very deep snow, the pulk won\u2019t plough the snow as it would if the centre of gravity was forward.<\/p>\n

Be careful with fuel. If you have fuel with you, it\u2019s a good idea to put it in the middle of the sled, preferably with something around to support it. You don\u2019t want it banging about. Also make it a habit to check that the cans are firmly screwed shut (you can never check that too often).<\/p>\n

Leaks aren\u2019t very common, if you\u2019re careful, but they do occur. If you want to be extra careful, you might keep on your back, in a rucksack. It doesn\u2019t have to be particularly heavy if you\u2019re not on a long expedition. If there are several people in your party, you can also distribute fuel and equipment so that there\u2019s a pulk with only fuel and equipment and no food. You really don\u2019t want petrol on your food. It can\u2019t be saved!<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key is to create a system that works for you<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Organise the rest of your equipment in gear bags. Preferably waterproof ones. It\u2019s nice to have the kitchen equipment in a box, making it easy to move from sled to tent, and which is fine when plonked ont the snow. You can label the gear bags with the contents. Or make it even easier: if write TENT on the bag containing things that go into the tent, you won\u2019t need to think about what goes into the tent and what can be left in the pulk until the next day.<\/p>\n

The key is to create a system that works for you, just the way you want it. There\u2019s nothing better than having a proper system in the pulk so that you don\u2019t have to spend a second more than you need to rooting around in it when the weather\u2019s at its worst.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re on a multi-day tour, preparing daily rations is really good practice. You take one bag into the tent with you. In it is dinner and everything you need for the following day until you get back to the tent in the afternoon. This gets round the \u201cone single giant bag with no system\u201d issue.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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